Liverpool Town Council election, 1879

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Saturday 1 November 1879. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Four of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

Castle Street

Everton

Exchange

Great George

Lime Street

North Toxteth

Pitt Street

Rodney Street

St. Anne Street

St. Paul's

St. Peter's

Scotland

South Toxteth

Vauxhall

West Derby

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By-elections

Aldermanic By-Election, 4th February 1880

Caused by the resignation of Alderman Richard Cardwell Gardner. ^[4]

Former councillor John Nicol (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1st November 1876) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4th February 1880. ^[5]

No.16, North Toxteth, 18th February 1880

Caused by the resignation of Alderman John Woodruff. ^[6]

Councillor Arthur Bower Forwood (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1st November 1877) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4th February 1880. ^[7]

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No. 11, Abercromby, 18th February 1880

Caused by Thomas English Stephens (Liberal, Abercromby, elected 1st November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.

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No. 1 Everton, 18th February 1880

Caused by William Simpson (Independent, West Derby, elected 1st November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.

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No. 14, West Derby, 23rd March 1880

Caused by William Simpson (Independent, West Derby, elected 1st November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.

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Aldermanic By-Election 5th May 1880

The death of Alderman James Jack was reported to the Council on 5th May 1880. ^[16] His position was filled when former Councillor David MacIver MP was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 5th May 1880. ^[17]

Aldermanic By-Election, 28th October 1880

The resignation of Alderman Henry Jennings on 21st October 1880, was reported to the Council on 28th October 1880. ^[18] Hugh Hawthorne Nicholson was elected as an alderman by the Council on 28th October 1880. ^{[19] [20]}

References

Local elections in Merseyside
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Mayor of Liverpool	2012 2016
Liverpool School Board	1870 1873 1876 1879 1882 1885 1888 1891 1894 1897 1900 Abolished
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St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Merseyside County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished
Liverpool City Region Mayor	2017
See also: Wards Boundary changes